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- noun Plural form of
darky .
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Examples
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"I apologise if anyone was offended by my use of the term 'darkies' - it wasn't made with the intention of offending anyone."
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Teachout also acknowledges that on racial matters as well, Armstrong's behavior - appearing as "King of the Zulus" at Mardi Gras, or adopting "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" as his theme song despite its reference to "darkies" - could be, to use one of his terms,
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Teachout also acknowledges that on racial matters as well, Armstrong's behavior - appearing as "King of the Zulus" at Mardi Gras, or adopting "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" as his theme song despite its reference to "darkies" - could be, to use one of his terms,
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Den dare is dese young niggers what ain't fit to be called darkies, dat tries to ac 'eddicated, and says dat it ain't any spe'rits dat walks de earth.
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More than once I heard people talk about not trusting someone from north of the Mason Dixon line (of which I am one), and that people of color (referred to as "darkies") were not to be trusted (most notably from the name partner of a large law firm to his client referring to another attorney in the D.C. area representing a major corporation with whom the client had business dealing with).
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His avatar is of the old, cranky black guy who continually gripes about his fellow "darkies" and "negras" acting all like animals and stuff.
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The Kentucky General Assembly, in an admittedly unusual burst of progressive-mindedness, replaced "darkies" with "people" in the official state song version back in the 50s.
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It is in fact the notorious old song, complete with lines about happy "darkies" in the cotton fields, sung by Roger Sterling -- in black face!
William Bradley: Mad Men: "My Old Kentucky Home" -- HuffPost Review
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Of course the "darkies" aren't going to kill the "whiteys" in their sleep.
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Many have pointed out how the film's Afghani warlords are essentially stock Hollywood "darkies," fitting the evil dark-skinned mold perhaps too perfectly.
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